Today, in 2018, pure ethanol is gaining popularity, hailed as the safest and most effective solvent for extracting a full-spectrum cannabis concentrate intended for medicinal and recreational use. Advantages over other common extraction methods- like alternative solvents (butane, hexane, isopropyl alcohol), hydrocarbons and supercritical CO2- include high yields, increased terpene counts, reduced impurity levels, and lower energy use. As the recreational and medicinal cannabis legalization effort grows in the United States and abroad, entrepreneurs are working with increasingly thinner margins within which they can develop quality marijuana extracts, oils, and edibles. One of the largest expenses is the excise taxes associated with undenatured ethanol used for cannabis extraction, which costs an additional $27.00 per gallon. For those concerned with any risks associated with introducing a non-food grade solvent in their cannabis manufacturing processes, there’s no shortage of undenatured ethanol available in bulk from Lab Alley.

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Purchasing undenatured ethanol in large quantities, such as 55 gallons or more, saved industries tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year on manufacturing costs. Botanical extraction industries (especially the cannabis processing industry), hospitals, distilleries, food processors, and personal care producers can all benefit from saving on ethyl alcohol purchasing costs throughout each fiscal year. Ethanol is a vital solvent for the creation of dozens of end products, including vinegar, makeup, cannabis oil, medicines, fuel, spirits, and sanitation devices.

Pure ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, is by definition a food grade product- specifically given a GRAS (generally recommended as safe) rating by the FDA. There are four classifications of alcohol: ethanol (ethyl alcohol), methanol (methyl alcohol), and isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol). For lab use, ethanol may have some combination of the previously mentioned alcohols included. This also helps labs avoid paying the higher sales taxes for consumable alcohols.

Ethanol, also referred to as ethyl alcohol, is called out by Blaze Lab Solutions as the safest, cleanest, and most versatile solvent for cannabis extraction. Food grade, pure ethanol is perfect for extraction, and it saves time when compared to other methods. It's important that labs take caution not to use denatured alcohol, as it has had toxic chemicals added to discourage consumption.

Recently, company Lake Michigan Distilling Company, LLC (doing business as Ethanol Extraction) put out a recall notice for all ethanol products released from the time of the recall to October of 2016. The recall came after a man ingested an ethanol product and later died from the effects of ingesting methanol, a highly toxic alcohol that should not exist in a food grade lab product. Lab Alley offers the same food grade ethyl alcohol products, procured from reliable sources.

While butane and CO2 extraction have been the most common mediums for creating cannabis oil out of marijuana flower buds, some experts believe food grade ethanol extraction is the superior method. Central to this belief is that terpenes and cannabinoids can be effectively separated from the undesirable plant matter, leaving a substance that is superior in quality and flavor. Being a labeled food grade product by the FDA also makes for a safer product for employees to be exposed to during the workday. Lab Alley offers a number of ethyl alcohols, including denatured ethanol products, and pure ethanol products for laboratory use and cannabis extraction.

Mark June Wells, Ph.D. and writer for the Cannabis Business Times, writes the third installment to cannabis extraction specifically covering considerations using pure ethanol. Ultimately, he states that the food grade pure ethyl alcohol is best suited for bulk-processing laboratories due to storage difficulties and the necessity of having a high-throughput rotary evaporator to recover the solvent for re-use.

Dinafem Seeds reveals and explains the process of using ethanol to extract pure CBD oil for medical use. Pure ethanol tends to be the superior choice for cannabis extraction facilities using lab grade products due to its ability to separate unwanted components. This video is a step-by-step narrative to create 53.06% of CBD and 25.48% of THC cannabis oil using marijuana strain Critical Mass CBD.

The US Department of Justice has landed another guilty verdict in the collusion investigation between executives of the aluminum sulfate industry. Aluminum sulfate is a useful product for purifying drinking water and treating waste water. It is also used in paper manufacturing. So far, industry executives Steppig and Vincent J. Opalewski have been indicted under anti-trust laws in suits brought forward by municipalities, who have been most affected by the price fixing.

This report, published by QY Research, concerns the global ethyl alcohol marketplace and the variance in price and growth by region and the market share of industry leaders. QY Research invites customers to request a free sample of the comprehensive report. Lab Alley supplies ethyl alcohol for distillation and extraction processes in 200 proof, pure forms,140 proof ethanol, and more.